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"The tens of millions of people in the US who are underinsured, lack sick leave, or can’t afford to miss work would seem to almost guarantee a disaster if this
by jerf 7y ago
"The tens of millions of people in the US who are underinsured, lack sick leave, or can’t afford to miss work would seem to almost guarantee a disaster if this hits with force, no?"
Well, I mean, yeah. Have you been watching the stock market in the past few days? Everybody's got a pretty clear view of this.
But "death" has that certain finality about it. A quarantine can pass in a way that death doesn't. Even a bad one.
- claudeganon 7y agoApologies, I’m not following what you’re saying with regard to death vs. quarantine.
- avtar 7y agoI think they're stating a preference for a quarantine, even with all its potential impacts, since not having one could result in more deaths. Quarantines being transient in nature vs death being permanent.
- claudeganon 7y agoOh of course. I just think effective quarantines or delays of imposing them because of the underlying tenuousness of the American economy poses numerous risks. Short-sightedness is kind of a hallmark of American culture.